behavioral economics

Richard, Alex
Economy

Economics anomalies are interesting to read about, but do they matter? Nobel Prize winner Richard Thaler and his colleague Alex Imas take a hard look

By Richard H. Thaler and Alex O. Imas
October 21, 2025
Three business people chatting over laptop.
Newsletters

How HR leaders can talk employees through volatile economic times

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April 15, 2025
Young Asian woman using smartphone surrounded by commuters rushing by in subway station during office peak hours in the city
Commentary

Employees are spending the equivalent of a month’s groceries on the return-to-office—and growing more resentful than ever, survey finds

By Christine Carter, Erin Eatough, Kristi Leimgruber and Khoa Le Nguyen
November 20, 2024
How the behavioral economics of Uber drivers reveal what really drives the workforce
Success

How the behavioral economics of Uber drivers reveal what really drives the workforce

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Here’s why the gap between Americans’ perception of U.S. economic performance and reality has doubled since 2019, according to economists
Commentary

Here’s why the gap between Americans’ perception of U.S. economic performance and reality has doubled since 2019, according to economists

By Kaushik Basu and Robert Lynch
October 15, 2024
You can’t have 5 priorities—even Steve Jobs and Bob Iger couldn’t
Leadership

You can’t have 5 priorities—even Steve Jobs and Bob Iger couldn’t

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October 14, 2024
Why embracing regret is the best decision you can make in the age of ‘radical uncertainty’
Commentary

Why embracing regret is the best decision you can make in the age of ‘radical uncertainty’

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October 8, 2024
We reviewed 1,200 studies to understand how childhood shapes the leaders we are today. Here’s what we found
Commentary

We reviewed 1,200 studies to understand how childhood shapes the leaders we are today. Here’s what we found

By Nik Kinley and Shlomo Ben-Hur
July 8, 2024
There is a great disconnect between identity-based social movements and their allies. Researchers from Yale and Stanford believe they’ve identified its cause
Commentary

There is a great disconnect between identity-based social movements and their allies. Researchers from Yale and Stanford believe they’ve identified its cause

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April 4, 2024
Daniel Kahneman gesturing
Finance

Daniel Kahneman, the psychologist who won a Nobel for upending economics, dies at 90

By Bloomberg and Stephen Miller
March 27, 2024
There is mounting evidence that starting a business reduces stress–and persistent myths that are stopping employees from taking the plunge
Commentary

There is mounting evidence that starting a business reduces stress–and persistent myths that are stopping employees from taking the plunge

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March 25, 2024
The ‘age of selfishness’ is making us sick, single, and miserable. It’s because our brains are hardwired for both self-interest and altruism
Commentary

The ‘age of selfishness’ is making us sick, single, and miserable. It’s because our brains are hardwired for both self-interest and altruism

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March 12, 2024
Toxic customers, unproductive employees, and contagious pessimism: How the hopelessness epidemic is taking the workplace by storm
Commentary

Toxic customers, unproductive employees, and contagious pessimism: How the hopelessness epidemic is taking the workplace by storm

By Jennifer Moss and Jen Fisher
January 16, 2024
Altman, Musk, and the dangers of superstar CEOs
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Altman, Musk, and the dangers of superstar CEOs

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January 4, 2024
The myth that remote work stifles innovation and creativity is gaining ground–but the same evidence shows that it was only true in the pre-2010s workplace
Commentary

The myth that remote work stifles innovation and creativity is gaining ground–but the same evidence shows that it was only true in the pre-2010s workplace

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January 3, 2024

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